From Jenna Orkin

Deadly air pollutant ‘disproportionately and systematically’ harms Americans of color, study finds

Fake Covid-19 Certificates Hit Airlines, Which Now Have to Police Them

John Kerry could face State Dept. probe over Iran bombshell if GOP lawmakers get their way

Japan faces nuclear reckoning as retired reactors restart

Scientist: Extent of DDT dumping in Pacific is 'staggering'

Original Anti-Vaxxer Campaign

Trump is reportedly plotting to bring back MAGA rallies in May

Up to 144,000 Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes are Being Released in the Florida Keys

Anthony Alvarez and Adam Toledo were killed being chased by Chicago police — 4 years after the DOJ found that the department's foot chases were leading to too many deaths

The EU adopted a law making tech companies delete 'terrorist content' within one hour

 

From Jenna Orkin

Nigerian women take action as rape, assault cases surge during pandemic

Stunning DDT dump site off L.A. coast much bigger than scientists expected

China to report first population drop in five decades -FT

Green-Spying

Legendary Value Manager Charles de Vaulx Found Dead - (Suicide)

Google parent Alphabet jumps to record as strong ad sales push 1st-quarter results past Wall Street's forecasts

Airlines who boarded planes back-to-front in response to COVID-19 actually doubled passengers' risk of exposure, a new study says

Bodycam video shows California police kneeling on a man's back for 4 minutes before he died

1. The DOJ planned to arrest Derek Chauvin in court and charge him with civil-rights violations if he was acquitted of murder, report says

   Amazon to raise hourly pay for 500,000 workers

 

From Jenna Orkin

Two-thirds of Americans believe juries should not be asked to evaluate science during trials

Climate Points of No Return

Iranian Ships Swarmed U.S. Coast Guard Vessels in Persian Gulf, Navy Says

Saudi Arabia says it foiled boat attack off Yanbu

LA just debuted a new $8.6 million prefab tiny home village to help solve the city's homelessness crisis— see inside

Alphabet asks shareholders to block vote for whistleblower protections and new human rights role

Dealmakers from Carlyle to KKR are leaning into the $7.4 billion private-credit market — but higher demand for the opaque space has only made it riskier 

Biden unveils $1.8 trillion spending plan to extend cash payments for parents, set up universal pre-K and free community college

Weeeee!!

From Jenna Orkin

George W. Bush Can’t Paint His Way Out of Hell

 

The chilling spectacle of watching the political class redeem a criminal, again.

Supreme Court Will Take Up Challenge To NY's Concealed Carry Gun Laws

Study finds Lyme-carrying ticks next to beaches and ‘pretty much wherever we looked’

Kamala Harris will reportedly urge UN leaders to prepare for next pandemic

1. The big Pentagon internet mystery now partially solved

   Despite a few rich countries doing well, global COVID-19 cases are the highest they've ever been

   The CEO of Emergent, the company that ruined 15 million J&J vaccine doses, sold more than $10 million in stock before prices fell

   6 ft rule doesn't stop COVID-19 spread indoors: MIT study
2. Florida company took over Pentagon internet space

3. Rep. Val Demings, a former police chief, defended the officer who killed 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant, saying it appears he followed his training

 

From Jenna Orkin

They missed their U.S. court dates because they were kidnapped. Now they’re blocked from applying for asylum.

- archive WHO official criticizes Gates Foundation 'cartel' on malaria research 

More than 5 million Americans have skipped second COVID-19 vaccine dose

Scientists create first chimeric human-monkey embryos which can survive up to 20 days

Coming Oil Shortage - Pt 1

The big Pentagon internet mystery now partially solved

Chicken wings are in short supply nationwide due to Texas storms and soaring demand for the 'pandemic-proof' delicacy

1. One judge turned Waco, Texas into the go-to city for Big Tech patent lawsuits, with nearly 800 cases in the past year, and no end in sight

   Working from home means longer hours, fewer sick days, and fewer bonuses, according to a major report. We break down 4 of its key findings.

   Millions of Americans choosing not to get a second vaccine dose

Pressure is building on Biden to send vaccine doses to India, as the country breaks global records with COVID-19 outbreak

 

From Jenna Orkin

Why is the Deagel Report anticipating a reduction in US population of 227 million by 2925?

What we know about an obscure Florida company controlling a wide swath of Internet owned for decades by the U.S. military

Baby bees love carbs, experiments show – here’s why that matters

Russia says it has begun pulling out troops from Crimea after drills

Judge orders L.A. city and county to offer shelter to everyone on skid row by fall

Forget Sustainability—Can Fashion Actually Heal the Planet?

1. 100 business leaders back Sadiq Khan for a second term as London mayor

   More money has flowed into the stock market over the past 5 months than in the past 12 years, according to Bank of America

   PHOTOS: India's Crematoriums Have Started to Melt, so Many Bodies
2. Pfizer: People will need 3rd COVID-19 shot, yearly doses

 

From Jenna Orkin

Fukushima's radioactive water can't be completely cleaned

Beyond the first 30 days of illness, people with COVID-19 exhibit higher risk of death and health resource utilization. 

Pfizer confirms fake vaccine shots on sale in Mexico, Poland: reports

France declares ‘calamité agricole’ after record cold: What is it?

Humans can infect cats with COVID-19 — what that means for variants

The Idaho senate has approved a bill to kill 90% of the state's wolves

India's COVID-19 surge is highlighting a ruthless, global black market for oxygen, where sellers jack prices up to 1,000%

Sending 4th and 5th stimulus checks could keep 12 million Americans out of poverty, report finds

Having more money makes people less poor, see?

Is this Australian computer scientist bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto? A UK court is going to decide.

One sneaker takes up to 40 years to decompose in a landfill. These 10 brands are changing that by making shoes from recycled and renewable materials.

1. Mild COVID-19 increases risk of death for at least 6 months in a new study of 73,000 people

   A COVID Triple-Mutant Found in India Could Be Much More Deadly

 

From Jenna Orkin

Got an older sib? New York State Is Reusing Last Year's Questions On This Year’s Standardized Tests

We're saved! NASA’s Perseverance Rover Just Turned Martian CO2 Into Oxygen

We Are Turning COVID-19 Into a Young Person’s Disease

At BGI, China’s genomics giant, the line between biotech and Beijing is increasingly blurry

Doug Casey on the Shocking 2025 Deagel Forecast… War, Population Reduction and the Collapse of the West

IEA issues 'dire warning' on CO2 emissions as it predicts 5% riseIndia reported more than 314,000 coronavirus cases in one day, the most ever recorded by a single country

The most common coronavirus variant in the US is no worse for kids than adults, despite more children showing up at hospital, experts say

The police officer who killed 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant is a military-trained expert marksman

Hospitals in India are reporting dire oxygen shortages as the country battles a COVID-19 surge, with some saying they have a few hours' supply left

 

From Jenna Orkin

High-speed device captures aerosol spray of urine, feces after flushes

China will never seek hegemony, expansion, sphere of influence: Xi

Global COVID cases hit record high as virus surges in India

President of Chad Is Killed as Soldiers Clash With Rebels

Embroiled in World Health Organization 

Conflict of Interest

Nafeez Ahmed

US ambassador to leave Moscow as tensions rise

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is considering a run for president in 2024, report says

DOJ launches an investigation into Minneapolis policing practices a day after Derek Chauvin's conviction

Amazon installed hand scanners in Whole Foods stores that lets shoppers pay with a palm print. Here's how they work.

Police shot and killed a 16-year-old Black girl 20 minutes before the Chauvin verdict was announced

 

From Jenna Orkin

NY Women’s Prison, Housing Mothers and Newborns, Hit By COVID-19 Outbreak

Herpes infection possibly linked to COVID-19 vaccine, study says

DHS watchdog nixed probe of Secret Service role in clearing Lafayette Square protest, documents show

India’s devastating outbreak is driving the global coronavirus surge

NSA, NYC

Port Of Los Angeles Logs Busiest First Quarter On Record Following "Consumer Spending Surge" 

1. The Pentagon says more and more Russian troops are amassing near Ukraine, and it is not convinced this is just a training exercise

   Capitol Hill staffers are burned out and heading for the exits after a hellish year bookmarked by a pandemic and an insurrection

   Former Vice President Walter Mondale dead at 93

2. The FDA cited the vaccine plant that ruined millions of Johnson & Johnson doses for unsanitary conditions, finding 'brown residue' on the walls and peeling paint

 

From Jenna Orkin

China Bets West In Irreversible Decline

New York hardest hit state by COVID-19, analysis reveals

What's the difference between the Wright and Babbitt shootings?

Spanish police raid factory making 3D-printed weapons

Legislative committees consider Move Oregon's Border movement

After fully vaccinating a majority of its population, Israel no longer requires people to wear masks outdoors

Trump says Biden's plan to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan is a 'wonderful and positive thing to do'

A fiery Tesla crash killed two people outside of Houston. Authorities say nobody was driving.

Snapchat has become an on-demand delivery app for teens to score illegal drugs. Some kids are dying after taking one pill.

India has recorded more than 15 million COVID-19 cases

 

From Jenna Orkin

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes southwestern Iran

Vaccinated travelers should still avoid eating and drinking on planes, experts say

As more states legalize marijuana, more children accidentally ingest THC-laced edibles

Third COVID-19 wave hits grim milestone in Canada as cases surge

Knights Templar legacy lives on in Cyprus

How the FBI Got Into the San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone

U.S. Preliminary Plan on Afghanistan Is to Remove at Least Some Contractors -Pentagon

Fentanyl pills fuel soaring death toll in Las Vegas Valley 

1. Most COVID ICU patients in Brazil are under age 40

US backs Japan's plan to release radioactive water from Fukushima despite pushback from South Korea, China, and Russia

Natch.

From Jenna Orkin

FBI Interviewed FedEx Mass Shooter Last Year

Exclusive: China opens its borders to billions of dollars of gold imports - sources

Texas bill to carry gun without permit advances to state senate

COVID-19 cases in Florida since the spring break have surged and deaths from new variants are mounting

Google cofounder Sergey Brin has been working on a secretive airship company for over 4 years. Here's how the billionaire plans to use the 'air yacht' to deliver humanitarian aid.

Women are taking a 'rain check' on babies, and it could change the shape of the economy

The operators of the Ever Given may be forced to unload its 18,000 cargo containers onto other ships, report says

CVS is investing in healthy food and Beyond Meat burgers, which could drastically improve quality food choices to Americans in "food deserts"

A prisoner was 'covered in filth and barking like a dog' after 600 days of solitary confinement in a Virginia jail

Young people are masquerading as food delivery drivers to jump the queue for COVID-19 vaccines, report says

Most COVID-19 ICU patients in Brazil are now under 40 years old. Experts think the spread of a variant is to blame.

 

From Jenna Orkin

97% of Earth's Land No Longer Ecologically Intact, Study Finds

"Conservation is simply not enough anymore. We need restoration."

Wisconsin Hospital Replaces All Anesthesiologists With CRNAs

Reuters Puts Website Behind A Paywall, Will Charge Readers $35 Monthly

Iran has successfully produced 60% enriched uranium, officials say — its highest level everJohnson & Johnson asked other drugmakers to help it study blood-clot risks, and Moderna and Pfizer declined, report says

Carlyle just appointed a new co-head of its US buyouts and growth team to help spearhead $43 billion for megadeals and early-stage plays

Carlyle is combining US buyouts and growth, integrating the firm's six main investment verticals, heightening collaboration between sectors.

Turkey says it will ban the use of cryptocurrencies as a form of payment

The coronavirus variant first found in Brazil is developing worrying new mutations that could make vaccines less effective, experts say

The pandemic may have caused 200,000 business closures — fewer than expected